title: Design sequence and mouth preparation for the removable partial denture.
abstract: This article discusses the procedure for designing the "best" removable partial denture. The best design will preserve the abutment teeth and the edentulous ridge. The restorative dentist's task in making an RPD is not to try to maintain function as it had been prior to tooth loss but rather to preserve what remains of the oral mechanism.
authors.affiliation: University of Southern California School of Dentistry, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Los Angeles 90089-0641, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Phillips
mesh_terms: D003819:Denture Bases; D003779:Denture Design / Q000379:methods*; D003822:Denture Liners; D003781:Denture Retention; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable; D006801:Humans; D007576:Jaw, Edentulous, Partially / Q000534:rehabilitation